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Jarkko Tapani Suo, professionally known as Lauri TähkäLauri Tähkä erosi vaimostaan - Viihde - Ilta-Sanomat
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Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),
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), is a Finnish
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and recording artist. He was a leading member in the former band
Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu Elonkerjuu is a Finnish folk rock band. The band had started in the mid-1990s with lead singer Lauri Tähkä and was known from 1996 until 2011 as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu. They were signed since 2006 with Universal Music Finland. In 2011 Tähkà ...
. Growing up he listened to
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, the works of Ismo Alanko as well as Kauko Röyhkä. Tähkä found his musical identity in a cross between rock and national ballads. With his cousin Simo Ralli he created "Niin kauan minä tramppaan" (I'll trek as long as), which won the "Lapuan Spelit" competition. The Elonkerjuu band's home base was Teuva, Finland. Currently Lauri Tähkä is making a solo career. His first album, '' Polte'', was released in October, 2011.


Discography

(For albums and singles of
Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu Elonkerjuu is a Finnish folk rock band. The band had started in the mid-1990s with lead singer Lauri Tähkä and was known from 1996 until 2011 as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu. They were signed since 2006 with Universal Music Finland. In 2011 Tähkà ...
, see discography of that article)


Albums

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu Solo albums


Singles

as Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu (Charting in
The Official Finnish Charts The Official Finnish Charts ( fi, Suomen virallinen lista; sv, Finlands officiella lista) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiell ...
)
Others (including promotional singles / EPs) Solo


References


External links


Official homepage
(In Finnish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tahka, Lauri 1973 births Living people People from Vaasa Finnish male musicians